Abstract
To study the effect of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin (Aluminum silicate) on pomegranate cv. Wonderful, this study was conducted during 2020–2021 to investigate the possibility of minimizing the percentages of sunburn and fruit cracking and ameliorating the yield and fruit quality of pomegranate during the aforementioned period. Four sprays consisting of potassium nitrate at 1%, 2% and 3%, calcium nitrate at 2%, 3% and 4%, kaolin at 2%, 4% and 6% and water only (control) were sprayed on pomegranate trees during May, July, and August. The results showed that through spraying the fruit at set percentages, fruit yield was greatly increased through the spraying of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin, particularly the application of potassium nitrate at 3% and 4% and kaolin at 6% as opposed to than the other percentages. In addition, the percentages of fruit cracking and sunburn were markedly lessened by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and 6% and also by kaolin at 6%. Moreover, the fruit content from TSS, total sugars and anthocyanin, was improved through the spraying of potassium nitrate at 2% and 3%, whereas the fruit weight and firmness were improved by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and kaolin at 6%.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium nitrate spray increased fruit yield, especially at the reported highest dose.
- Taxon
- pomegranate
Punica granatume1 - Material
- Wonderfule1
- Treatment
- potassium nitrate at 3% and 4%e0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- other percentagese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit yield was greatly increased through the spraying of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin, particularly the application of potassium nitrate at 3% and 4% and kaolin at 6% as opposed to than the other percentages.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium nitrate spray increased fruit yield.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- Wonderfule1
- Treatment
- calcium nitratee0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit yield was greatly increased through the spraying of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Kaolin spray, particularly at 6%, increased fruit yield.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Material
- Wonderfule1
- Treatment
- kaolin at 6%e0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- other percentagese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit yield was greatly increased through the spraying of potassium nitrate, calcium nitrate and kaolin, particularly the application of potassium nitrate at 3% and 4% and kaolin at 6% as opposed to than the other percentages.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium nitrate at the stated doses reduced fruit cracking and sunburn.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- calcium nitrate at 4% and 6%e0
- Outcome
- fruit cracking and sunburne0
- Direction
- lessenede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the percentages of fruit cracking and sunburn were markedly lessened by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and 6% and also by kaolin at 6%.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Kaolin at 6% reduced fruit cracking and sunburn.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- kaolin at 6%e0
- Outcome
- fruit cracking and sunburne0
- Direction
- lessenede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the percentages of fruit cracking and sunburn were markedly lessened by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and 6% and also by kaolin at 6%.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Potassium nitrate at 2% and 3% improved fruit TSS, total sugars and anthocyanin.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- potassium nitrate at 2% and 3%e0
- Outcome
- fruit content from TSS, total sugars and anthocyanine0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fruit content from TSS, total sugars and anthocyanin, was improved through the spraying of potassium nitrate at 2% and 3%”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium nitrate at 4% improved fruit weight and firmness.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- calcium nitrate at 4%e0
- Outcome
- fruit weight and firmnesse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fruit weight and firmness were improved by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and kaolin at 6%.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
Kaolin at 6% improved fruit weight and firmness.
- Taxon
- pomegranatePunica granatume1
- Treatment
- kaolin at 6%e0
- Outcome
- fruit weight and firmnesse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- water only (control)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the fruit weight and firmness were improved by the application of calcium nitrate at 4% and kaolin at 6%.”
e1“pomegranate cv. Wonderful”
e2“water only (control)”
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